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Little Thieves

byMargaret Owen

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy High Fantasy

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy adventurous fantasy with strong female leads and magical elements.

Topics DeceptionIdentity theftCursesJewel theftGods and goddessesLoyaltyGreedEscape plansDouble livesRetributionIdentitySurvivalFriendship

MoodHumorous, Light-hearted

Female protagonist

HumorOccasional Humor

RomanceMinor Subplot

A scrappy maid must outsmart both palace nobles and Low Gods in a new YA fantasy by Margaret Owen, author of the Merciful Crow series. Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl... Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love—and she’s on the hook for one hell of a debt. Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele's dutiful servant up until a year ago. That was when Vanja’s otherworldly mothers demanded a terrible price for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back... by stealing Gisele’s life for herself. The real Gisele is left a penniless nobody while Vanja uses an enchanted string of pearls to take her place. Now, Vanja leads a lonely but lucrative double life as princess and jewel thief, charming nobility while emptying their coffers to fund her great escape. Then, one heist away from freedom, Vanja crosses the wrong god and is cursed to an untimely end: turning into jewels, stone by stone, for her greed. Vanja has just two weeks to figure out how to break her curse and make her getaway. And with a feral guardian half-god, Gisele’s sinister fiancé, and an overeager junior detective on Vanja’s tail, she’ll have to pull the biggest grift yet to save her own life. Margaret Owen, author of The Merciful Crow series, crafts a delightfully irreverent retelling of “The Goose Girl” about stolen lives, thorny truths, and the wicked girls at the heart of both.

Language

Published on

01/01/2021

Pages

384

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9781250191908

Price Comparison

0.99 €

9.99 £

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